McLaren 650S Can-Am Is an Expensive Walk Down Memory Lane

To celebrate 50 years since the first ever Can-Am race and harking back to company founder/racing legend Bruce McLaren, McLaren is releasing a limited edition, Can-Am-ified version of the 650S. Existing owners of the standard 650S shouldn't fret, though—the 650S Can-Am is only cosmetically different.

McLaren will only make 50 of these special edition cars worldwide. And while more power isn't an issue, the price is: $334,500. So, what do you get for a car that isn't any faster or more technologically advanced, but is way more expensive?

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Well, following on the lightweight philosophy behind the Can-Am racers, the 650S Can-Am features a carbon fiber roof, hood, airbrake, front splitter, and door blades. It also wears a set of 1960s-racer-inspired forged alloy wheels, shoed with Pirelli P Zero Corsa tires. An updated rear end is a throwback to the historic models, and apparently makes the car sound more unique.

Echoing Bruce McLaren's M1B race car, the 650S Can-Am will be launched in Mars Red. Other colors include a racing orange and black.

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It's a bit steep for just a cosmetic special edition, but if the possibility of bragging rights compel you to do so, you can start liquidating some of those assets you were holding onto.

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Update: An earlier version of this post converted pounds to dollars for the price, that has been corrected with the actual US price of the car.